TOWARDS COP25 5TH WEBINAR FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL

GOVERNMENTS

PANELISTS

Presented by ICLEI in its capacity as the focal point of Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency to the UNFCCC and on behalf of Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments Bonn, Germany – 15 May 2019

Jisun Hwang Senior Climate Advocacy and Policy Officer ICLEI World Secretariat

Yunus Arikan Director of Global Advocacy and LGMA Constituency Focal Point to the UNFCCC ICLEI World Secretariat

CONTENTS

1. Updates on 2019 Agenda

1. UN Climate Action Summit

2. ICCA2019

3. UNFCCC

1.COP25 Priorities

2.SB50 LGMA agenda

3.Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action

4.2019 SCF Forum on sustainable cities

Showcase

CDP/ICLEI Platform Events/Summits

Consultations

UNFCCC workshops Marrakech Partnership

Decision-making

Interventions Friends of Cities

Every year

Build NDCs on Talanoa Spirit

Paragraph 37 of Dec.1/CP24

Localise climate finance

SCF Climate Finance Forum on sustainable cities

Raise ambition

UN Climate Action Summit Climate Neutrality

2019

GLOBAL CLIMATE ADVOCACY

KEY EVENTS FOR THE LGMA IN 2019

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*Information extracted from the presentation delivered by the UN SG Summit Team at the Marrakech Partnership Workshop held in Bonn, Germany on 13 May 2019.

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Track #7: Infrastructures, Cities and Local Action (ICLA)

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Transport

Singapore & Turkey

Subnational mobilization

Canada & Mexico

Buildings

Turkey

Urban Climate

Resilience Kenya & Brazil

Decentralized

Finance Germany

Objective: Secure

Commitments to

decarbonize public and

private transportation at

scale

Objective: Secure

commitments to

promote a transition

toward Paris

compatible standards &

practices in buildings

Objective: Secure

commitments to

accelerate, scale and

make financial flows

more accessible to

cities and local

governments

Objective: Secure

commitments to

mitigate the impact and

improve resilience for

the most vulnerable

urban dwellers

Objective: Secure

commitments to raise

subnational mobilization

and ambition towards

carbon neutrality

Lead institutions/nations:

Turkey

Singapore

TDA

SLoCaT

Lead institutions/nations:

Turkey

WRI

Lead institutions/nations:

Germany

Lead institutions/nations:

Kenya

Brazil

UN-Habitat

Lead institutions/nations:

Canada

Mexico

GCoM

22 May afternoon (opening in the morning)

23 May morning (+ Mayors breakfast High Level Roundtable for Partnership Declaration)

ICCA 2019 – MAY 22 – 23, 2019

ICLEI Initiative on Supporting Collaborative Climate Action

Friends of Multilevel Action at UNFCCC • Concept: Multilevel action - collaborative action - vertically integrated action

• Background

• 2015 Paris Agreement preamble para.15 : The Parties to this Agreement recognize the importance of the engagements of all levels of government and various actors, in accordance with respective national legislations of Parties, in addressing climate change

• 2017 Bonn-Fiji Commitment Enhance the active engagement of the LGMA Constituency in official global climate bodies and Parties. This includes engagement in the work of the UNFCCC Secretariat, the COP Presidencies and their High Level Champions, as well as the relevant UNFCCC negotiation bodies. We will leverage our collaboration with the Parties through a revamped ‘Friends of Cities’ at the UNFCCC, all in light of an inclusive and renewed United Nations.

• 2018 COP24 Decision on Talanoa Dialogues “Invites Parties to consider the outcome, inputs and outputs of the Talanoa Dialogue in preparing their nationally determined contributions and in their efforts to enhance pre - 2020 implementation and ambition”

• 2018 – 2019 NDC Partnership

Operational roadmap

• The Friends of Multilevel Action is scheduled to be launched at SB50 in June, 2019, in Bonn, Germany. 9

Oceans

The ocean is a mitigator of climate change because it captures a substantial part of greenhouse gases

Antarctica

Must take care of them and avoid the loss of huge masses of ice

Electromobility

Santiago is the second city in the world with more electric buses

Circular Economy

Law that prohibits the delivery of Plastic Bags of Trade in the entire National Territory

Ecosystems and Forests

Chile has a forestry sector that is capturing, unlike other countries where there is heavy deforestation

Biodiversity

Ministry of the Environment launched the National Plan for the Protection of Wetlands for the period 2018-2022

CHILE TOWARDS COP25: COP OF AMBITION + 7 PRESIDENCY TOPICS

Chile is a country that has achieved a rapid penetration of renewable energies without subsidies

Renewable energies

2019 Strategy Meeting (13-14 May 2019) • Reflections and ways forward

• Un Climate Action Summit

• Focus and priorities 2019-2020: Parities and NPS, broadening stakeholders group, Regional Climate Weeks

• Tracking and reporting: NAZCA and Yearbook

• COP25 priorities and vision, MPGCA constellations

Regional Climate Weeks Region Host Date

Africa Accra, Ghana 18-22 March

Latin America and Caribbean NN NN

Asia and Pacific Bangkok, Thailand 2-6 September

LGMA at SB50

• Interventions

• Plenary meetings, constituted body meetings

• Side events and exhibits

• Side event and exhibit schedules can be found here

• Mandated events

• Mandated by governing and subsidiary bodies

• Special events

• Convened by the COP Presidencies or UNFCCC constitute bodies

UN Climate Change Conference, 17–27 June 2019

SB50 mandated events relevant for the LGMA constituency

• Technical examination processes (TEP), Organized jointly by the SBSTA and the SBI on mitigation and adaptation

• TEP-M: off-grid and decentralized energy solutions for smart energy and water use in the agrifood chain

• 20-21 June

• TEP-A: adaptation finance, including from the private sector • 25-26 June

• The 3rd meeting of the PCCB • 20-22 June

• The 8th meeting of the Durban Forum on capacity-building • 20 June

• The 7th Dialogue on ACE • 19, 24 June

• The eleventh meeting of the research dialogue • 20 June

• A thematic workshop under the LCIPP, activities related to the implementation of all three functions of the LCIPP

• 19 June

• The 1st meeting of the LCIPP Facilitative Working Group

• 14-16 June

• Two Koronivia workshops on agriculture

• 17-19 June

• The 1st meeting of the Katowice Committee of Experts on the Impacts of the Implementation of Response Measures

• 13-14 June

• An in-session workshop on gender • 16-18 June

SB50 special events relevant for the LGMA constituency

• Presidency event on Forests

• 24 June

• Presidency event on Solidarity and just transition for all to ensure ambitious climate action

• 25 June

• Building capacity for integrating human rights into climate action: An event organized by the PCCB and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

• 26 June

• Incoming-Presidency open-ended informal consultations on the expectations of COP25

• TBC

• Incoming-Presidency logistics briefing on COP25

• TBC

- Timeframe: 25-27 June 2019, along the margins of UN Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB50)

Proposed events

1st UNFCCC Science-Policy-Practice High Level Dialogue for Multilevel Climate Action - tbc

• 26 June Wednesday, 15:00 – 18:00, WCCB Chamber Hall, UNFCCC SB50 premise

High Level Dinner for Multilevel Climate Action – Inaguration of Friends of Multilevel Action at UNFCCC

• 26 June Wednesday, 19:00, Bonn Altes Rathaus, by invitation only

ICLEI-BMU-NDCP Side event on Advancing Multilevel and Collaborative Climate Action

• 25 June Tuesday, 16:45—18:15hrs CEST, UNFCCC room Bonn

City of Bonn – ICLEI Press Conference on the 10th Anniversary of Resilient Cities Congress

• 27 June Thursday, 12:00 – tbc

NWP Delegations joining Resilient Cities Congress Site visits – optional, upon invitation

• 27 June Thursday, 15:00 – 18:00

LGMA Consultations: Preparations for 2019 Forum of Standing Committee on Finance on sustainable cities, ACE – pending for final confirmation

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1st Bonn Forum on Multilevel Action

Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) forum on sustainable cities

Venue: Beirut, Lebanon, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) compound Date: week of 9 September 2019 SCF Forum on sustainable cities Messages delivered based on ICLEI, GCoM and CCFLA joint submission 1.Crucial role local governments play in reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement and close the finance gap + link with SDGs 2.Importance of vertical integration for NDC implementation 3.Importance of early stage project preparation and capacity building support to LRGs 4.Coherent definition and tracking subnational climate finance 5.Urge direct access to UN climate funds provided by its operating entities (GCF, GEF) 6.Stop separation of adaptation and mitigation 7.Harmonisation and application of infrastructure standards 8.Infrastructure sustainability assurance as a key approach for asset de-risking and greater financial valuations.

2019 LGMA WEBINARS TOWARDS COP25 BY ICLEI 1- 23 January – ppt – 10:00 – 16:00

2- 20 February – ppt - 10:00 – 16:00

3- 20 March - ppt - 16:00

4- 17 April - ppt - 10:00 – 16:00

5- 15 May - 10:00 – 16:00

6- 12 June - 10:00 – 16:00

7- 3 July - 10:00 – 16:00

8- 21 August - 10:00 – 16:00

9- 18 September - 10:00 – 16:00

10- 16 October - 10:00 – 16:00

11- 20 November - 10:00 – 16:00

COP24 REPORT AND 2019 CLIMATE ADVOCACY AGENDA

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1. Global climate advocacy 2. LGMA at COP24 3. Agenda for 2019

Annex-I: Evolution of LGMA Annex-II: How UNFCCC Works

Download: COP24 Report and 2019 Climate Advocacy Agenda

Document Key Articles

Paris Agreement (Annex of Dec.1/CP21) - Document that is

ratified by Parties

• Preamble para.15 recognizes importance of engagement of all levels of governments

• Operative paragraphs

- Art. 7.2 (adaptation)

- Art.11.2 (capacity building),

- Art. 8.4.h (loss and damage)

COP21 Decision, Dec.1/CP21 - Implementation frame - basis of the Paris Agreement Work

programme

• Preamble para.15, stronger actions by Non-Party Stakeholders (NPS), including cities & other subnational authorities

• Para.74.d&g (Paris Committee on Capacity Building and its 2016-2020 Workplan at subnational level)

• Engagement in pre2020 Action as NPS in paragraphs;

o 106 (voluntary cancellation of KP units)

o 109 and 124 (Technical Examination Process [TEPs] Mitigation and Adaptation)

o 116 (Lima-Paris Action Agenda - LPAA), 117 (NAZCA), 118 (Parties to work w/ NPS), 119 (NPS in TEPs)

o 120.d (NPS in High Level event), 121.b (Champions engaging w/ NPS)

o 134-137 (Non-Party Stakeholders)

PARIS AGREEMENT RECAP FOR CITIES AND REGIONS

LGMA Advocacy

ADP Negotiations UN Climate

Summit

Theme - PA Article

COP24 Decision

Relevance for cities and regions

Talanoa Dialogue

COP24 Decision

- Dec.1/CP24 - Para.37 Invites Parties to consider the outcome, inputs and outputs of the Talanoa Dialogue in preparing their nationally determined contributions and in

their efforts to enhance pre - 2020 implementation and ambition

Finance

COP24 Decision

- para.9 - Welcomes the decision of the Standing Committee on Finance on the topic of its 2019 Forum, which will be climate finance and sustainable cities

NDCs - Art.4

COP24 Decision

- Annex I para 4.a.1: Domestic institutional arrangements, public participation and engagement with local communities and indigenous peoples, in a gender-

responsive manner.

- Annex I para 4.d.ii : Adaptation plans that also yield mitigation co-benefits, which may cover but are not limited to key sectors such as energy resources, water

resources, coastal resources, human settlements and urban planning, agriculture and forestry.

Adaptation - Art.7

COP24 Decision

- Annex (h): Gender-responsive adaptation action and traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems related to adaptation,

as elements of an adaptation communication.

Technology – Art. 10.4

COP24 Decision

- Annex para.19 : Enhanced engagement of stakeholders at the local, regional, national and global level will be beneficial for the Technology Mechanism.

- Annex para.20.a: Enhancing engagement & collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including local communities and authorities, national planners, the private

sector & civil society organizations in the planning & implementation of Technology Mechanism activities.

(ACE) Art.12

COP24 Decision

- Para. 10: Encourages Parties to foster public participation and collaborate with, inter alia, regional as applicable and local authorities to scale up the

implementation of Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE).

Transparency -Art.13

COP24 Decision

- Annex para:109. Adaptation

- b- Adaptation goals, actions, objectives, undertakings, efforts, plans (e.g. national adaptation plans and subnational plans), strategies, policies, priorities (e.g.

priority sectors, priority regions or integrated plans for coastal management, water and agriculture), programmes and efforts to build resilience.

- c -How best available science, gender perspectives and indigenous, traditional, and local knowledge are integrated into adaptation.

- h - Stakeholder involvement, including subnational, community-level and private sector plans, priorities, actions and programmes.

- Annex para 114.a - Adaptation - Ownership, stakeholder engagement, alignment of adaptation actions to national and subnational policies, and replicability.

- Annex para.141.c – Capacity Building - Support received at the national and, where appropriate, sub-regional and regional level, including priorities, participation

and the involvement of stakeholders.

KATOWICE CLIMATE PACKAGE RELEVANT FOR CITIES AND REGIONS

Segment Key input

Background - Forty inputs received, 3 of which Parties and one from a group of Parties; the rest from Non-Party stakeholders (NPS)

Priorities and

focus areas

− The Talanoa Dialogue format should be built upon to foster substantive exchanges between Parties and NPS at the local, national regional levels.

− NDC implication should invite input from local experts, consider local context. − Parties and NPS should receive well in advance info on MPGCA engagement opportunities. − Connections should be strengthened to UNFCCC constituted bodies and initiatives, e.g. Action for Climate Empowerment. − Lack of resources and reliable data at the local level identified as a key barrier.

Operational

approach

- Regional Climate Weeks should catalyse participation of local level stakeholders for the Technical Expert Meetings on

mitigation and adaption.

- The local solutions and policy approaches brought by cities and other subnational governments should be aligned with the

MPGCA and amplified through the COPs.

- The Yearbook draft process should be transparent; Parties and NPS should be well in advance consulted on how to develop the

content and structure the Yearbook.

- NAZCA should provide more accurate aggregation of data presented; tracking progress through NAZCA should include not just

commitments but also the impact, and the results-oriented outcomes for stocktaking.

- The SG Summit should be informed by outcomes of the Regional Climate Weeks and should encourage scaling up of best

practices at the local and regional level.

Looking ahead - The Champions should play a key role in further enhancing the Parties-NPS cooperation while broadening the stakeholder base

in post-2020.

- Facilitating NPS input for the Global Stocktake could be a key task for the Champions. In this context, the Champions may

consider convening an open-ended dialogue to discuss post-2020 climate action.

UNFCCC summary document: responses to the Champions letter